2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

2011–12 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 9
TV partner(s) ESPNU, BYUtv, SWX, CBSSN
Regular Season
Season champions Gonzaga
Runners-up BYU
Season MVP Kristen Riley, BYU
Tournament
Champions BYU
  Runners-up Gonzaga
Finals MVP Haley Steed, BYU
2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 14 2   .875     28 6   .824
BYU 12 4   .750     26 7   .788
San Diego 12 4   .750     26 10   .722
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Pepperdine 8 8   .500     14 15   .483
Santa Clara 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Portland 4 12   .250     12 20   .375
San Francisco 3 13   .188     5 25   .167
Loyola Marymount 3 13   .188     8 22   .267
2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012/ FINAL 201112 STANDINGS; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament from February 29- March 5, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The regular season began on the weekend of November 11, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.

This was the 27th season for WCC women's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It was also the 22nd season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). In July 2011, a new faith based, private school joined the conference. BYU came from the Mountain West, marking the WCC's first change in membership since 1980.

Pre-season

Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga University (8), 64
2. Brigham Young University (1), 52
3. Pepperdine University, 50
4. Loyola Marymount University, 36
5. Saint Mary's College, 34
6. University of Portland, 32
7. University of San Diego, 26
8. Santa Clara University, 22
9. University of San Francisco, 8
Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Dominique Conners, USD, Sr., G
Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount, RS-Jr., G/F
Natalie Day, Portland, Sr.., G/F
Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine, Sr., G
Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga, Sr., G/F
Kristen Riley, Brigham Young University, Sr., F
Alyssa Shoji, Santa Clara, Sr., G
Jasmine Smith, Saint Mary's, RS-Sr., G
Kayla Standish, Gonzaga, Sr., F
ReZina TecleMariam , Portland, Sr., G

Rankings

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Non-Conference games

Conference games

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  BYU Gonzaga LMU Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Gonzaga 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Pepperdine 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2
vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0
vs. Saint Mary's 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2
vs. San Diego 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. San Francisco 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2
Total 12–4 14–2 3–13 8–8 4–12 11–5 12–4 3–13 5–11

Conference tournament

Head coaches

Jeff Judkins, BYU
Kelly Graves, Gonzaga
Julie Wilhoit, Loyola Marymount
Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine
Jim Sollars, Portland
Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's
Cindy Fisher, San Diego
Jennifer Azzi, San Francisco
Jennifer Mountain, Santa Clara

Post-season

NCAA Tournament

WNIT

WBI

Highlights and notes

Awards and honors

Primetime Performers Honor Roll by Collegesports360.com

Player-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 14 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Nov. 28 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Dec. 12 – Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount
  • Dec. 26 – Jasmine Smith, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 9 – Dominique Conners, San Diego
  • Jan. 23 – Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 6 – Lauren Bell, Pepperdine
  • Feb. 20 – Kelly Bowen, Gonzaga

  • Nov. 21 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Dec. 5 – Kim Parker, BYU
  • Dec. 19 – Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 2 – Morgan Woodrow, San Diego
  • Jan. 16 – Alex Carbonel, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 30 – Kristen Riley, BYU
  • Feb. 13 – Kim Parker, BYU
  • Feb. 27 – Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga

Player-of-the-Month

All West Coast Conference teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

All-Conference team

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Dominique Conners San Diego G Senior 5' 8" Oceanside, California
Alex Cowling Loyola Marymount G/F RS Junior 5' 11" Benicia, California
Natalie Day Portland F/G Senior 6' 0" Germantown, Maryland
Jazmine Jackson Pepperdine G Senior 5' 9" Oakland, California
Katelan Redmon Gonzaga G/F Senior 6' 1" Spokane, Washington
Kristen Riley BYU F Senior 6' 3" San Clemente, California
Jasmine Smith Saint Mary's G Senior 5' 8" Pinole, California
Kayla Standish Gonzaga F Senior 6' 2" Ellensburg, Washington
Haley Steed BYU G Senior 5' 4" Syracuse, Utah
Morgan Woodrow San Diego F Senior 6' 0" Fremont, California

Honorable mention

Name School
Rheina Ale San Francisco
Lauren Bell Pepperdine
Alex Carbonel Saint Mary's
Amy Kame San Diego
Lindsay Leo Santa Clara
Jackie Nared Saint Mary's
Haiden Palmer Gonzaga
Alyssa Shoji Santa Clara

All-Freshman team

Name School Pos. Ht. Hometown
Lexi Eaton BYU G 5' 10" Mapleton, Utah
Carli Rosenthal Saint Mary's F 6' 3" Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho
Kari Luttinen Portland G 5' 10" Seattle, Washington
Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga F 6' 4" Essen, Germany
Taj Winston San Francisco G 5' 10" Long Beach, California

All Academic team

Player, School Year GPA Major
Ashley Armstrong, Santa Clara Junior 3.86 Anthropology
Courtney Collishaw, Loyola Marymount Senior 3.26 Sociology
Meagan Fulps, Santa Clara Junior 3.63 Communication
Jennifer Hamson, BYU Sophomore 3.70 Exercise Science
Kim Parker, BYU Sophomore 3.78 School Health
Kelsey Patrick, Pepperdine Junior 3.80 Advertising
Amy Pupa, Portland Sophomore 3.49 Business
Ricki Radanovich, Santa Clara Sophomore 3.34 Accounting
Shannon Reader, Gonzaga Senior 3.26 Public Relations
Vania Singleterry, San Francisco Senior 3.57 Exercise Sport Science

See also

References

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